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302 N 10th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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7040 Lakeland Ave N, Suite 100, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
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663 Carver Bluffs Parkway, Carver, MN 55315
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4024 151st Ave NW, Andover, MN 55304
609 S. 10th St, Suite 200 A, Minneapolis, MN 55404
33 South 6th St, Suite 3600, Minneapolis, MN 55402
400 S 4th Street, Suite 310 M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
650 Third Avenue South, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55402
PO Box 501, St. Michael, MN 55376
287 East 6th St, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
80 S 8th St, 2200 IDS Center, Minneapolis, MN 55402
80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN 55431
90 S 7th St, Suite 2200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
80 S 8th St, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
5200 Willson Rd, Suite 150, Edina, MN 55424
121 West Main Street, Suite 200, Waconia, MN 55387
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200 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, #400, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
150 South 5th Street, Suite 1490, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Minnesota state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine